A slice of shed, diced
AS ARCHITECTS, WE ARE INHERENTLY curious about what other architects are creating and how they interpret a building, especially to gain a perspective on another response to building in the surroundings in which we predominantly design.
This site is located in the Central Otago region. The climate is harsh: hot, dry summers with cold-but-beautiful winters, with the days long in summer and short in winter.
The contextual environment is of partially barren, rugged landscapes; textures of rocky outcrops and gravelly soils are interspersed with structured layers of manipulated horticultural and vineyard plantings. The rural farm architecture is one of sheds and barns built of stone and corrugated iron: simple and rudimentary in form but practical in application.
A meandering drive leads to the site through a horticultural landscape, over a bridge and down a tree-lined road. The trees step along the gravel driveway, winding up to the house, existing trees on one side and recent exotic cypress trees on the other.
The noise of the gravel announces visitors.
The house sits on a hill on a plateau,
